Sarah Capewell's premature baby Jayden, born at 21 weeks and 5 days, died, as it is against British rules to treat babies born before 22 weeks
Sarah Capewell's premature baby Jayden, born at 21 weeks and 5 days, died, as it is against British rules to treat babies born before 22 weeksA woman trying to change guidelines relating to the care of premature babies said that thousands of people are supporting her campaign.
Sarah Capewell (23), of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, said so many people had signed a petition on a campaign website that there was not enough room to print all the names.
Tragic startCapewell began the campaign after she lost her baby Jayden last year. Capewell gave birth to Jayden prematurely at 21 weeks and 5 days into her pregnancy.
National guidelines formed by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics in 2006 state that no baby born in less than 22 weeks of gestation should be given resuscitation or any life-saving techniques.
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Since Jayden was born two days before the cut-off period, no doctor at James Paget Hospital was willing to treat him.
Capewell said that Jayden lived for two hours and cried but was not admitted to a special care baby unit because of medical guidelines.
Give them a chanceCapewell wants the right to "life-saving" treatment given to any baby who attempts to "survive alone for at least 15 minutes".
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She says children born alive before the 22-week gestation period are refused a chance because of "low viability rates".
Capewell launched the campaign earlier this year through her website Justice For Jayden.
Mum Leaves BabyA newborn girl, wrapped in a cardigan inside a canvas bag, was found abandoned inu00a0 the bushes in High Wycombe, England.
She was still attached to the umbilical cord. Cops are looking for her mother, as she could be suffering from medical complications due to the unsupervised birth.
